The Bulwark78%
Trump’s Obsession Is Tanking Republicans’ Chances 100%
By Sarah Matthews100%
7/31/2026, 3:36:53 PM
BS Summary: This article contains 8 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Confirmation Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 100% saturation with 63 hits. Analysis detected 291 faulty-reasoning hits from 63 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 100% and a BS Rank of 100% (43 of 25,563 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 99.80% of the article peer group.
Sarah Matthews joins MS NOW’s Nicolle Wallace to break down Trump’s Cabinet meeting, his continued defense of January 6th rioters, and why his obsession with 2020 could hurt Republicans in the midterms.
BBC They also discuss Trump’s falling poll numbers, the chaos inside his administration, and how the Texas Senate race could give Democrats a surprising opportunity.
Confirmation Bias
50.8%Confirmation Bias
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50.8%AuthorSarah Matthews
12.7%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
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Availability Heuristic
0%Availability Heuristic
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
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Overconfidence Bias
0%Overconfidence Bias
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Framing Effect
60.3%Framing Effect
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60.3%AuthorSarah Matthews
65.1%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Loss Aversion
0%Loss Aversion
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Status Quo Bias
0%Status Quo Bias
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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Optimism Bias
0%Optimism Bias
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Pessimism Bias
0%Pessimism Bias
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Negativity Bias
100%Negativity Bias
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100%AuthorSarah Matthews
77.4%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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Fundamental Attribution Error
0%Fundamental Attribution Error
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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Halo Effect
0%Halo Effect
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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0%AuthorSarah Matthews
2.4%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
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Recency Bias
39.7%Recency Bias
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39.7%AuthorSarah Matthews
9.9%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
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0%AuthorSarah Matthews
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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Ad Hominem
0%Ad Hominem
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Straw Man
0%Straw Man
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Appeal to Authority
0%Appeal to Authority
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False Dilemma
50.8%False Dilemma
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50.8%AuthorSarah Matthews
12.7%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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0%AuthorSarah Matthews
0%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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0%AuthorSarah Matthews
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Hasty Generalization
0%Hasty Generalization
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0%AuthorSarah Matthews
2.4%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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Bandwagon
0%Bandwagon
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Appeal to Emotion
0%Appeal to Emotion
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
49.2%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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49.2%AuthorSarah Matthews
12.3%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
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Burden of Proof
0%Burden of Proof
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Appeal to Nature
0%Appeal to Nature
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Composition/Division
0%Composition/Division
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Anecdotal
0%Anecdotal
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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Gambler’s Fallacy
0%Gambler’s Fallacy
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Middle Ground
0%Middle Ground
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Personal Incredulity
0%Personal Incredulity
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Special Pleading
0%Special Pleading
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Genetic Fallacy
0%Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
0%Unattributed Quote
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Quote-first Misdirection
0%Quote-first Misdirection
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Biased Writer Voice
60.3%Biased Writer Voice
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60.3%AuthorSarah Matthews
67.5%PublicationThe Bulwark
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Indoctrination
50.8%Indoctrination
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50.8%AuthorSarah Matthews
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%Politically Right Leaning Bias
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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63 words analyzed.
Analysis
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